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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: A Male Dazzler

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:10 pm, November 8th, 2011


This digital art by timberoo of DeviantArt depicts what the Marvel superhero Dazzler would look like if she were a man. Someone cosplay this, please. (via I Like Comics Too)

What else did we find on the good ol’ interwebs today? Hit the jump to find out! 

  • Kelly Thompson did a great She Has No Head column today where she gives us 8 Great (New) Female Positive Ongoing comics we should be reading and hey, I’m reading 5 of them already! (via CBR)
  • Hayley Cambell writes An Open Letter To The Guy Waiting In The Corner Of This Comic Shop. See, she’s a woman who works there and he was apparently uncomfortable being helped by her. One bit, “Please let me help you get laid. Have you ever seen Ghost World? Let me be your Enid, Seymour. Let me be your Enid.”
  • Steel will be making his New 52 debut in Action Comics #4 and get his own back-up feature! (via Robot 6)

Couldn’t Vader have just used the Force to float a tiny bucket into the glass? Who am I kidding? This is much cuter. (via The Carnival of the Random)

  • Robert Pattinson is afraid of the “Mark Hamill curse” post-Twilight. (via Blastr)
  • We’ve discovered an awesome blog called Not In The Kitchen Anymore. J. Haniver writes, “When I game online, I record audio in the lobbies of people reacting to playing against a female gamer. Sometimes the reactions are humorous, sometimes they are downright insulting. Even though female gamers are becoming more and more common, we are still largely treated as an anomaly.”

Willy Yonkers created this extremely life-like Portal turret at the ThinkGeek headquarters. Unfortunately it’s not for sale but you can see a breakdown of how he did it.  (via ThinkGeek)

  • That may have disappointed you a bit, don’t worry! ThinkGeek will raise your spirits with a Talking Cave Johnson portrait. For sale. For real. It’s going to run $40.(via Topless Robot)
  • The NY Post ran an article today about women in comedy finally getting their due. Quotes from Kathy Griffin, Caroline Hirsch and Amy Schumer.

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  • Kath

    I think that Robert “Sparkly Vampire” Pattinson quote is a bit out of context, but I think it shows a bit of ignorance on his part. It’s like long-term success is the only viable thing for him.

    Personally, I think that’s rubbish. Mark Hamill is one of THE biggest names in geekdom, whether it’s due to Star Wars, his voice acting in Adult Swim shows like Metalocalypse (along with other legendary actor Malcolm McDowell) and Robot Chicken, or the decades he’s been cast as the Joker, and is a frequent fan-favourite for the role. Yeah, that’s not success, is it?

  • Anonymous

    I understand why Pattinson’s afraid for his career, but he shouldn’t be comparing himself to Mark Hamill in that regard for all the reasons you just stated, Kath. And even if Pattinson realized that Hamill has been successful in a different way, I’m not sure he’s got the chops to take on those types of projects anyway.

    If he’s smart, he’ll take a break from big Hollywood for a while, work with a lot of independent filmmakers who can teach him and improve his skills, and then “come back” later if that’s what he truly wants.

  • Kath

    Agreed. I think he should take a lesson from his co-star, Kristen Stewart, and do other things. She’s criticised for Bella, but if you watch The Runaways it’s clear she has the capability to be a great actress. She’s also doing that Snow White film for next year, and she’s also been in various other smaller films.

    Not every actor stays in the spotlight for decades like Steven Seagull or Brad Pitt or… uh… someone else famous, but that’s because the majority don’t. It’s common for actors to fall in and out of fame, or to move into things like stage acting or TV after a few blockbusters. If you think you’ll ever reach that level of fame, chances are you’ll not do so and be disappointed about it, but that’s not what should be the case.

    Robert is just one teenage heart throb out of many, there were many before him and there’ll be many after. That doesn’t mean it’s the end of his career, it means it’s just beginning for him. He’s been in some very high-profile films – for better or for worse – and he should be proud of that and be very grateful that he’s gotten where he is, but he should not be fearing for his career. A lower profile does not mean a dead career, or that you’ve been forgotten about.

    In fact, I can probably see him doing quite well in a HBO series a bit like True Blood. He’s that sort of actor, in my opinion.

  • John Wao

    Things I cannot unsee: a male Dazzler.

    Ah…Legos…is there no end to your Lego goodness?

  • Anonymous

    Robert Pattinson’s waaaaay off base about Mark Hamill, but I’m fond of how hilariously he hates Twilight, and I imagine that if I actually knew him, we might be bros, so I’m willing to forgive him (and also to wish we actually WERE friends, so I could force him into viewing all of BTAS Clockwork Orange style, because I am a good friend who corrects her bros mistakes).

  • Francesca M

    Seriously I’m scared by the male Dazzler…

  • http://profiles.google.com/ashleysue Ashley Sue

    Whoa.  Disco balls alert.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=513877109 Samantha Wilson

    Isn’t Vince Noir from the Mighty Boosh a bit like a male dazzler anyway? (or at least he would love to be!)

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7G4SWUX2MCWWXLMYNN347JMIZY Frodo Baggins

    That’s not Male Dazzler. That’s David Bowie. If you cosplay as that, prepare for a lot of Ziggy Stardust jokes.

    That Hayley Cambell column creeps me out. Now I’m definitely not going to talk to her.

    Shouldn’t a man named Willy Yonkers focus on making everlasting gobstoppers, instead of Portal replicas?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7G4SWUX2MCWWXLMYNN347JMIZY Frodo Baggins

    “Not every actor stays in the spotlight for decades like Steven Seagull”

    This is one of the funniest things I have ever read.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7G4SWUX2MCWWXLMYNN347JMIZY Frodo Baggins

    Seeing as how you’re a hairstylist, I’m sure you two would have plenty of common ground for conversation.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=502621339 Jasmine Zerbe-Moore

    …disco balls…

  • http://www.facebook.com/allynas.alice Allyn As ‘Alice’

    Pardon my saying, but I’d feel better about that ‘Not in the Kitchen Anymore’ blog if she did a study on hostility towards women in gaming-such as interviewing the people who harshed on her, why they harshed, such and such. She did an interesting post on how her perspectve affects the blog-and some of the things those people have said are disgusting. But otherwise, it looks like ’things that happened to me while I played XBOX, which happens to millions of others.’ And feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

    And I want that turret.

  • Matthew

    I went as Dazzler. Let me know if you want a pic.

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